What the data says
- Across 759,979 recorded calendar checks and 24,987 recorded openings, none of the openings fell between 7:00 and 8:30 PM. The most common opening was 11:30 AM.
- About 62% of dates eventually freed at least one table. A freed table for two typically stayed bookable for under 15 minutes.
- That makes the daily release a narrow tool: useful for lunch or a late seating, poorly matched to the dinner hour most people want.
The short version: Be ready at the 10:00 AM release for lunch or late seatings. For dinner, watch for cancellations instead of fighting over inventory that almost never posts.
How to play it
- If lunch or a late seating works, be on Resy at 10:00 AM ET exactly 30 days out.
- If dinner is the goal, focus on cancellations, especially in the final day or two before the date.
- Avoid resale offers: Carbone’s listing says reservations and deposits cannot be transferred to another guest.
The Carbone Playbook
Everything below is measured by our tracker or taken from the venue's own listing. Where the sample is thin, the row says so.
10:00 AM ET, 30 days out. For a table on December 5, the morning to be ready is November 5 — and what posts at the drop is mostly lunch and late seatings.
30 days, no more. At our last check, 0 of the 32 dates in the book showed any availability.
Almost nothing prime, and early when it comes: the two prime tables our watcher has timed were a Tuesday at 6:00 PM and a Saturday at 5:00 PM. In the long-run record, no opening at all fell between 7:00 and 8:30 PM.
Still measuring. Section capture switched on November 4, and no prime table has surfaced in a sampled check since — we won't guess at which part of the room opens up.
Still measuring (tracker day 1). Two sightings, a Tuesday and a Saturday, are not a trend.
Cancellations. Both timed prime tables surfaced outside the drop — one at midday for that same evening, one on a Saturday morning, caught at 8:41 AM and gone before 8:48. A freed table here typically lasts under 15 minutes.
Books on Resy. Standard tables book free; some configurations carry a $25 or $50 per-person deposit, or a $50 cancellation fee inside 12 hours (or noon on the day). The listing's own rule: reservations and deposits cannot be transferred to another guest, and a dinner deposit refunds only if you cancel by noon on the day. Resy's Notify queue is the built-in waitlist for a sold-out date.
- For lunch or a late seating, be on Resy at 10:00 AM ET exactly 30 days out; that inventory is real.
- For prime dinner, work cancellations: set Notify on your date and watch the final 48 hours hardest.
- If a 5:00 PM or a post-9:30 PM table appears, take it — the 7:00-8:30 band effectively never posts.
- Skip resale offers entirely: the listing makes reservations and deposits non-transferable.
- Set an alert instead of refreshing; a freed table lives in minutes, not hours.
When do Carbone reservations open?
30 days out, at 10:00 AM ET — for lunch and late seatings. Prime dinner is a cancellation game.
Can I buy a Carbone reservation from someone?
The listing makes reservations and deposits non-transferable. A bought reservation is exactly the risk the venue describes.
Does TableHunt book for me?
No. TableHunt watches and alerts; you book it yourself, in your own account. Nothing is held, transferred, or resold.
Measured through November 4, 2026 · production watcher (running since Nov 1) + tracker (3 sweeps) + the long-run record cited above.
How TableHunt helps
TableHunt checks Carbone’s Resy book every couple of minutes, around the clock, and texts you when a matching table opens. You tap the link and book it yourself, in your own account.
Last measured: November 2, 2026. Availability changes constantly; an alert is not a guarantee.
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